Category: Writing
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Christmas price drop for Over and Out
My latest release has been my most well received yet, with an average rating of 4.36 out of 5 on Goodreads đ„ł And for Day 5 of my bookish Advent calendar Iâve dropped the price of the ebook. Itâs now selling for GBP1.99, USD2.99, CAD3.99, AUD3.99, and equivalent prices across all other stores. Quick refresher:…
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Are You Still Watching? Brand new (very) short story
I’m kicking off my bookish advent calendar with a brand new (very) short story! At under 300 words long, it’s a light and fun story that’ll only take a minute or so to read. Scroll down to read! I wanted to capture something familiar to many of us lately: long evenings of streaming TV at home with housemates,…
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Writing a novel in 30 days: the results
I documented my daily progress while writing a novel during the month of November. A crazy endeavour, right? Yes, agreed. So, why would anyone do such a thing? Because it’s National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. That’s hardly a legitimate reason… but also, why not? Note: if you already know about NaNoWriMo, and what the…
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You must write every day! Or not?
It’s a writing mantra that you hear bandied around blogs, podcasts, advice columns, social media, etc. And it’s one to which I subscribe wholeheartedly*. I’ve jotted down some of my manic, rambling thoughts on the topic during this National Novel Writing Month… Smash out a rough draft in a month? Pick away at it every…
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British vs American English survey results
Humour or humor? Cosy or cozy? Metre or meter? As a Kiwi I tend to write primarily in New Zealand English which has its origins in British English, with significant contributions from te reo MÄori, and even some influences from American and Australian English. However, I recognise the majority of my readers are not New…
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My first NaNoWriMo
I’ve just finished the latest round of edits on my WIP in time to pass on to my beta readers. Now, while they tear it to shreds I’ll be distracting myself with a completely new project for NaNoWriMo, hence the self-imposed deadline for the WIP! This year will be my first attempt, and I’ve given…
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A great bunch of LGBTQ+ books
I’ve hooked up with this great bunch of authors to give away a new ereader and over 25 LGBTQ+ books. To have a chance, all you have to do is follow at least one of us on BookBub (a fantastic site firing out daily book deal newsletters) by Wednesday 27 October 2021. Click through and have a look around…
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The Bestseller Experiment’s 5th Anniversary
The two Marks and their years of talented guests have been inspirational, motivational, and a bit of a guiding light in the avalanche of writing advice out there. They don’t take themselves too seriously either, which always makes for a good time. I’m so grateful for all their hard work and the huge part they’ve…
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All the books, all the proofs!
Round two, here we go… I wrote up a bit about my first proof ordering attempt for Duck and Dive in a previous blog post. Since then I’ve adjusted the font sizing, line spacing, spacing around section breaks, page breaks, internal and external margins, and the design of the spine. I made these changes to…
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